The dead centre of town


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December 27th 2007
Published: June 17th 2017
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We got up this morning and packed our bags- it was our last day in Prague. Tonight we were flying back to London. We left our bags in Michelle's room for the day and caught the tram into the centre of town.


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01 Names01 Names
01 Names

Some of the many names on the wall of the Pinkas Synagogue.
02 Cemetery02 Cemetery
02 Cemetery

Some of the many graves in the Old Jewish Cemetery.
03 Headstones03 Headstones
03 Headstones

The wall of headstones.
04 Ceremonial Hall04 Ceremonial Hall
04 Ceremonial Hall

The building in the background is the Ceremonial Hall- where the bodies are prepared for burial.
05 Rich05 Rich
05 Rich

This large tomb- its only one of two in this cemetery. It belongs to a mayor from 1601.
06 Pinkas Synagogue06 Pinkas Synagogue
06 Pinkas Synagogue

The peach coloured building behind the headstones is the Pinkas Synagogue.
07 Rabbi Loew07 Rabbi Loew
07 Rabbi Loew

The grave of a famous rabbi, who died in 1609.
08 Ceremonial Hall08 Ceremonial Hall
08 Ceremonial Hall

Ceremonial Hall and the headstones of two women with lions on top.
09 Old-New Synagogue09 Old-New Synagogue
09 Old-New Synagogue

This synagogus was built over 700 years ago and is the oldest functioning synagogue in Europe.
10 Clocks10 Clocks
10 Clocks

The clock on the left goes backwards!
11 Town Square11 Town Square
11 Town Square

The last photo I took before going to get our bags and flying out.


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